Hey y’all – today I decided to bring back some Handmade Boy Style and share a recent polo shirt upcycle I made Tater. The guy seems to be growing in length but not width at all – I swear he’s still a size 3 in the chest/waist/hips, but he’s up to size 6 in length. Read the Rest…

So the Criss -Cross dress tutorial is one of my all-time most popular posts ever, and it occurred to me, as a boy mama, that I don’t have an equivalent for boys. What was I thinking? So today I’m sharing a free pdf sewing pattern for a basic romper, the type I used to make Read the Rest…

Hey y’all – today I’m going to show you this snail t-shirt iron on that I’m posting as part of the Knock it Off series hosted by one of my first blogging friends, Heidi of Elegance and Elephants. Heidi and I have traded comments since back in the days of the first Project Run & Read the Rest…

Tater in this Raglan Shirt Hi all! Time for some more handmade boy style. This is the Tater and Bean growing at unequal rates edition. For example – I made the shirt Tater is wearing above over a year ago. It still fits fine. His & Hers Henley Shirt As does this Henley shirt (though Read the Rest…

I designed this Sketchy Stars fabric at Spoonflower to use for this shirt. This was a much more complicated design than my Simple Bicycles, since I had to make sure the stars repeated in the way I wanted them to without weird tiling lines. I used my Vintage V-Neck pattern in a size 3, since Bean is right between sizes Read the Rest…

We’re on to the number 3 Tutorial – and I have to say that when I was creating this look, I had no idea it would be so popular, both with Tater and with readers. It’s the …. Thoughts almost 1 year later: This project was the first one I did that got a lot Read the Rest…

Hello all! Today I’m doing some handmade boy style features. This Prepster Pullover is in the Flickr Group. I love the little holiday accents – I think boys often get left behind with holiday clothing. This Basic Blazer is soooo not basic! You have to click over and see how Rachel of nest full of Read the Rest…

If you follow on Facebook or Instagram (@mellysews) you might have seen that I was at a wedding on 12-12-12. It would be more precise to say I threw a wedding. And yes, there were DIY projects, and yes, I will be sharing. In a few days. So now that that maddening teaser is out Read the Rest…

This post originally appeared on Me Sew Crazy as part of her K.I.D.S – Kids Inspiration Design Series. I got the email from Jessica about this series right after I had an idea for Blank Slate Patterns. You see, my oldest boy, nicknamed Tater, is only 4, so he can’t yet sit down and draw Read the Rest…

I am so excited! The last pattern for my holiday collection was sent out to pattern testers Friday, and I feel like I can finally breathe after running a mad dash of pattern design, sample sewing, photo taking, etc. And, I can announce that the Blank Slate Holiday Collection will be available this Friday! I Read the Rest…

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